Fitbit and app aim to catch immunotherapy side effects early
NCT ID NCT07280715
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests whether a digital tool combining weekly symptom surveys and a Fitbit can help monitor patients during immunotherapy for advanced melanoma. Forty participants will be randomly assigned to use the tool or receive usual care. The goal is to see if the system is easy to use and improves symptom management and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital remote monitoring tool (symptom surveys and Fitbit)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help patients manage immunotherapy side effects better and stay connected with their care team.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply widely. The intervention is behavioral, not a treatment for cancer itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center for melanoma; * age 18 years or older; * ability to read and write in English; * owns and uses a smartphone capable of running study applications Exclusion Criteria: * under 18 years old; and * unable to read and write in English
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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